Montana Mountaineering
About Us
About MMA
Montana Mountaineering Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to promote the values of rock climbing, mountaineering, and backcountry travel.
MMA fulfills its mission by offering a variety of instructional and experiential programs including guided trips and educational courses focused on alpine endeavors. The offerings span a wide array of rock, ice and snow activities that range from competitively priced high-end guided days to subsidized or free programs targeting lower income populations, young adults and minority groups. Proceeds from the revenue-generating activities help subsidize these other offerings.
This operational model is based on our belief that the mountains that we love and cherish have transformational powers that benefit individuals and society alike. With our wide range of offerings, we strive to lower the entry and participation barriers that might inhibit practitioners from getting or sustaining quality mentorship, instruction, education or guidance to explore the mountains safely and responsibly. We aim to support our community with these services regardless of economic background, previous experience, gender, age, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity.
All our programs are taught and run by professional and experienced staff. We strive to create working conditions that allow us to hire and retain the most qualified and knowledgeable guides and educators.
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Reviews
Trip: Matt Zia
Guide: Matt Z.
Great day ice climbing with Matt. I learned so much and had so much fun. Will definitely be back for more. Matt was a great guide and teacher, highly recommend him.
By Chris R. on February 12, 2025
Trip: Ty Guarino
Guide: Ty G.
Ty, was great. Improved my technique. Definitely recommend Ty.
By Arun B. on February 09, 2025
Trip: Thomas Ryan
Guide: Thomas R.
Tom was outstanding. Phenomenal guide; better human!
By Eric H. on February 05, 2025
Trip: Rec Level 1
Guide: Matt Z., Bailey S., Jack T.
By Jared A. on February 04, 2025
Trip: Rec Level 1
Guide: Matt Z., Bailey S., Jack T.
Great trip, learned a ton and the guides couldn’t have been better. It does seem like the classroom section is almost unnecessarily b/c it is the same as the curriculum on google classroom. Seems redundant but other than that the field days were perfect and couldn’t have been better.
By Erik B. on February 03, 2025
Trip: Ty Guarino
Guide: Ty G.
Great guide and helpful tips. Good advice and very personable.
By Arun B. on February 03, 2025
Trip: Matt Zia
Guide: Matt Z.
By Tyler F. on January 24, 2025
Trip: Rec Level 1
Guide: Taylor L., Wolf P.
It was excellent. The instructors were fun, knowledgeable, and patient. I learned a lot. Thanks for the great weekend.
By Chance B. on January 07, 2025
Trip: Rec Level 1
Guide: Taylor L., Wolf P.
Epic course, with excellent instruction. All guides were knowledgeable, welcoming, and interactive. I took away a better understanding of snowpack, terrain, and weather assessment to help make choices for safe route finding for backcountry skiing. I appreciated the consistent message of potential human error leading to poor decision-making. I'd highly recommend MMA to anyone looking to increase their skillset while receiving a positive mountain experience.
By Jen T. on January 06, 2025
Trip: Lindsay Fixmer
Guide: Lindsay F.
Lindsay is fantastic. Great day.
By Russell R. on January 04, 2025
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